3 Steps to Making Better Product Management Decisions

“Product managers have to make many decisions every day…And the process by which a product manager makes such decisions can result either in an extremely well-functioning team dynamic or… quite the opposite.” — Sachin Rekhi A Product Manager’s role is a constant, never-ending balancing act between striking the right balance between customers, technology and business. It

Product Management Face-Off – Universal Studios vs. Disneyland

Who doesn’t love Disneyland (besides parents, mid-twenties, seniors, people who hate waiting in line)?  But then why again do we always say “I’m going to Disneyland” after you accomplish something, win a Superbowl championship, which I’ve obviously done, or anything else of magnitude. One of the various reasons is their product management. Disney has a

Video: Managing a World Cup Caliber Team

Watching the World Cup I couldn’t help but think about product management. I know, I know. Instead of relaxing and enjoying a good ol’ fashioned American win(!) I kept relating the game to work. I just thought about how the coach Jill Ellis was an excellent product manager. Throughout the World Cup, the USA team

Video: 7 Mistakes Product Managers Make that Cause Customers to Churn

When users complain about software supplied as a service, purchasers of that service can drop a vendor faster than the time it takes to say ‘log off’. Product managers often make one or several of the following mistakes that lead to end-user frustration and relationship rupture. Here are 7 mistakes to avoid that product managers

Great Infographic: Hot Topics in Product Development and Innovation

Staying ahead of the curve when developing products has many different motivating factors. APQC conducted a survey to find out what product development and innovation topics were most important to organizations. This infographic by APQC outlines the results of that survey and found two overarching trends. 63% of respondents said that their top priority for